SUGAR, MOLASSES, CONFECTIONS, AND HONEY. 783 



"Strictly Pure Honey. Thurber, Whylaud & Co., New York." Neck label: This 



label is torn, but a fragment adhering shows, " Choice st ," aud "from Los A ." 



Sealed with plaster of Paris, of which a little dropped in iu opening. 



No. 853G. Honey bought from Alexander C. Clark, corner Seventh and Florida 

 avenue. Price 15 cents. Color golden yellow, clear; put np in bottle with "Rum- 

 ford" blown in glass. Label: " Pure Extracted Honey. Should this honey granulate, 

 place the jar iu hot water and it will liquify. If the honey in this jar be found im- 

 pure or in any manner adulterated, I will forfeit $10 to the one discovering it. Bees 

 and honey always for sale. W. O. Anderson, Lanham's, Prince George County, Md." 

 See serial No. 8515, same as this sample. 



No. 85158. Honey bought from George E. Kennedy & Sous, 1209 F street. Label, 

 "Choice Extracted Northern Honey, put up by George D. Powell." Color, golden 

 yellow; clear. Put up in metal-capped wide-mouthed bottle. Price, 25 cents. (See 

 No. 8523.) Retailer would not guarantee purity, as price was too low. 



No. 8539. Honey bought from Matthew Goddard, corner H and Thirteenth streets. 

 Price, 25 cents. Label: "Ritter's Pure California White Clover Honey. The R. G. 

 Ritter Conserve Company, Philadelphia." Color, light brownish yellow ; in square 

 wide-monthed bottle. Neck label : " Put up expressly for family use." 



No. 8540. Honey bought from Willett & Gwynue, Circle Market, corner Vermont 

 avenue and L street. Price, 25 cents. Label: "Choice Comb Honey from Chas. 

 Israel & Bro., New York." In appearance the sample is opaque ; looks like lard in 

 a semifluid state. Contains piece of comb. 



No. 8696. "Strictly Pure Extracted Honey, Austin, Nichols & Co., 61 Hudson street, 

 New York. Choice extracted honey from New York State. All pure honey will 

 congeal, especially when exposed to light or cold. In such cases remove cork, place 

 bottle in cold water, let water boil for ten minutes, and honey will regain its liquid 

 state." Clear red-brown. 



No. 8797. "Pure Extracted Honey. Should this honey granulate place the jar in 

 hot water and it will liquefy. If the honey in this jar be found impure or in any 

 way adulterated, I will forfeit $10 to the one discovering it. Bees and honey always 

 for sale. R. F. Wier, South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland." " Dixon" jar. 

 Granulated. 



No. 8698. " Ritter's Pure California White Clover Honey. The P. J. Ritter Con- 

 serve Company, Philadelphia. Put up expressly for family use." 



BALTIMORE HONEY. 



No. 8678. Trade mark " X G R X." " G & R White Clover Honey, XX." Slightly 

 turbid brown solution. Honey bottle. 



No. 8679. " Choice Golden Rod Honey from Wm. Thompson's, Wayne County, N. Y. 

 This honey is of an excellent flavor, and put up expressly for best grocery trade and 

 family use." Clear yellowish brown. 



No. 8680. "Delicious White Sage Extracted California Honey, packed at the apiary 

 of L. Lawrence, Linda Vista, San Diego County, Cal. Waldeu & Neale, selling 

 agents for the East. California honey is considered the best for all medicinal and 

 household uses, and for the convenience of the family a pure, wholesome, and nutri- 

 tious white sage honey has been packed in this economical form (candied in a jar). 

 If the extracted honey in this package becomes 'candied' place it in warm water 

 until it dissolves. All pure honey will granulate." 



No. 8681. Duplicate of 8679. 



No. 8682. "California Pure Honey, James Miles, Monroe street, San Francisco, 

 Cal." Jar. Looks like tallow. 



No. 8683. "Pure Orange Blossom Honey, F. G. Strohmeyer & Co., New York. 

 This honey is absolutely pure, and, unlike liquid honey that has been mixed with 

 glucose to keep it from granulating, it will naturally candy or granulate and become 

 a solid mass in course of time. If preferred in its liquid state remove the cork and 



